Because rice is waxy, it is called blood glutinous rice. After the blood glutinous rice is soaked in warm water, the red pigment in the seed coat is dissolved by the aqueous solution, and a purple-red aqueous solution will appear. The longer it takes, the thicker the red will be. After cooking, the red seed coat will be separated from the embryo rice.
Edible efficacy
The effect of blood glutinous rice It has the effects of nourishing liver, caring skin and moistening skin, and is suitable for people with malnutrition, pale face, dry skin and emaciated body. Young women may wish to eat some blood glutinous rice properly to play the role of beauty and skin care.
According to the health care theory of traditional Chinese medicine, five colors enter the five internal organs, that is, foods with different colors have different health care effects. Generally speaking, black enters the kidney, yellow enters the spleen, white enters the lungs, cyan enters the liver and red enters the heart.
Red blood glutinous rice enters the heart meridian. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the heart governs blood, which means its efficacy is related to nourishing qi and blood. Taking blood glutinous rice is helpful to treat menorrhagia and has astringent effect.
It should be noted that blood glutinous rice is thick and easy to produce phlegm, so people with fever, cough, yellow and thick phlegm and poor gastrointestinal function should not eat more.